horoscope

[ hawr-uh-skohp, hor‐ ]
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noun
  1. a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.

  2. a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.

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Origin of horoscope

1
before 1050; Middle English, Old English horoscopus <Latin <Greek hōroskópos, equivalent to hōro-, combining form of hṓra hour + skópos -scope

Other words from horoscope

  • hor·o·scop·ic [hawr-uh-skop-ik, ‐skoh-pik, hor-uh‐], /ˌhɔr əˈskɒp ɪk, ‐ˈskoʊ pɪk, ˌhɒr ə‐/, adjective
  • un·hor·o·scop·ic, adjective

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How to use horoscope in a sentence

  • Listen: when I was young my father had the astrologers of the king of Seville's court cast my horoscope.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • In other words, he had cast her horoscope, a proceeding common enough in those days, and one which had no treasonable complexion.

    Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport Adams
  • When his queen, Catherine of France, was about to be confined, he himself cast the horoscope of the expected child.

  • He motioned to them, and they, thinking that the horoscope was to be given, galloped once more to the tent.

  • It was written in thy horoscope that a Red Bull on a green field—I have not forgotten—should bring thee to honour.

    Kim | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for horoscope

horoscope

/ (ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp) /


noun
  1. the prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration

  2. the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment

  1. Also called: chart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place

Origin of horoscope

1
Old English horoscopus, from Latin, from Greek hōroskopos ascendant birth sign, from hōra hour + -scope

Derived forms of horoscope

  • horoscopic (ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk), adjective

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